Police said a handgun was found in his pocket, another in his pant leg and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back. Reedy said West "was very cooperative."

West, 26, who lives in Brandywine, was charged with speeding and weapons counts. Reedy said West was released on his own recognizance early yesterday.

Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said the team was monitoring the situation.

"We have been in communication with Delonte and his family," Ferry said in a statement. "We are gathering more information and will not have further comment until the appropriate time."

Online court records did not list an attorney for West.

Last year, West left the Cavaliers' training camp to seek treatment for depression and a "mood disorder" he said he has battled his entire life. At the time, he said he was taking medication and attending therapy sessions. West said his mood problems date to his childhood.

West has said his mood swings seem to be most erratic when his life seems to be in order.

Noteworthy

Igor Petrov, spokesman for the tycoon's investment vehicle Onexim, told the Associated Press "there is a possibility" that Prokhorov would participate in the construction of the new arena for the U.S. professional basketball team. Petrov declined to comment further.

Russia's leading business daily Kommersant reported that as part of a deal, Prokhorov would provide a loan for the NBA team and receive a large stake in the club in return.

* The NBA will hold training camp next week with replacement officials, saying the referees union has rejected its final contract offer.

The National Basketball Referees Association has been bracing for a lockout since talks first broke down last week, and lead negotiator Lamell McMorris called it "imminent and unavoidable" after no deal was reached Thursday.

A statement from the NBA yesterday made it clear the lockout was under way.

The contract between the NBA and its officials expired Sept. 1, and the sides had been trying to reach a new 2-year deal. They largely agreed on salaries, but the union balked at the league's attempt to change retirement benefits.

The league also sought to lower costs through reductions in areas such as the travel budget and per diems, and the union also fought a league plan to develop younger officials. But the biggest difference was in the referees' pension and severance plans.

* Former Sixers coach and player John Lucas is joining the Los Angeles Clippers as an assistant. The team said that Lucas will join Tony Brown, Kim Hughes and Fred Vinson on coach and general manager Mike Dunleavy's staff. Lucas coached the Sixers from 1994 to '96.